Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-10
IMPORTANT SESSION
OF THE CONFERENCE YESTERDAY.
The Lay Conference Complete Their Work
and Adjourn.
Tacgraaa tOthe Sunday ReqiSn.

pPSSFH At%tyTuW tO1t NulNly hlyIIT.
PARKERsBURG, October 8.-To-day has
beeu an important one in conference cir
Giles. At a, m. the special order in the
lay conference was the raising of money
for the Conference Seminary at Buckhan-
non. This object was nOt very generally
contributed TO, and with few exceptions
but small sums, ranging from une dollar to
fifteen dollars, were given. About 1925
was raised, of which Geo. w. Atkinson
gave 500.
The Joint conference Of lay and minis
terial delegates was held this morning, at
which mutual greetings were exchanged
Hon. b. F. Martin, Of Grafton, presented
greetings fer the laymtn and Was re>toud-
ed To by a committee appointed hy the
ministerial conference. After this meeting
the lay conference closed up their business
and adjourned.
AT the ministerial conference q number
OF FINANCIAL REPORTS
were read by the Treasurer and others.
Reports upon education, tract causes gen
eral conference delegates, Sunday schools,
III lNdh IlDlC cOCltlN, mlSclOuS, SuulCIl
extension, Freedmen, &c were made, in
each OF which the financial portion showed
IN Increase over last year. The total
amount reported raised was S. 81. &C.
During the hearing of these reports a
member reported that +. +. Brooks, a
minister from Webster county, had lost
nearly fifty dollars while coming to the
conference, and il was supposed to have
been stolen. Immediately the full amount
and more was made up by his brother
ministers, and a smile lighted up a cOun-
tenance which for three days had been
clouded with sadness.
Between the hearing of reports short
addresses were made by DIR. J. II. BaylesS,
of the Western Christian IdrOcdte; DR..
| NorcrOSs, of Pittsburg Female College,
and DIR. Bllisdell, of Wheeling Female
College, each speaking in the interest of
the school with which he is connected.
While the conference proceedings were
progressing
BALLOTING FOR DELEGATES
and reserve delegates was taking place.
Upon the first ballot there were 1l3 votes,
81 to elect. Rev. J. NJ. Warden received
~, htN. SltIlONl lu l., an INCN. = "a
Fullerton 4G. 4 second ballot was taken,
which resulted in the election OF ]. NJ.
Warden, he receiving 90 votes. Another
ballot resulted in the election of Rev.
ChenOwith. by agreement the next high
est two, Rev. !. A. Fullerton ana DIR.
White were elected reserves.
The reception of candidates to the con-
ference on trial came up next. The follow
ing were admitted: Nelson l.. Ward, VIM.
l.. Mccoy, John j. White, Thomas II.
Clark, Arthur w. LOwthcr, w. j. Holt,
George s. Carter, Enoch 5. WIthcrS, Stark
W. Arnold, Frank Fletcher, J ii. StrattOn,
VIM J. darkness, Barns G.. Caldwell, Geo.
+. Fisher, Wallace Il. Irwin, Albert w.
Quimby, James j. Fukey and Simon 4.
Cumcpp. The conference then adjourned
tor the day.
This afternoon
MEMORIAL SERVICES
were held To pay tributes of respect to
those ministers who had died during the
ye.tr IN the Conference. The tulloNiug is
| the neurological list: Calvin Conner, Rob
bert Mclaughlin, John G. kuntz. APP
prOpriate speeches were made by various
ministers.
Tonight q mass temperance meeting
was held at which George Atkinson, DIR.
Norcross, DR.. Martin, Of DE PAW Uniyer-
! sity, and others, made speeches
At the African Methodist Conference,
while but little business was done, the day
il regarded ~ the most important in the
history of the Conference. Yesterday a
committee consisting of &. W. Atkinson,
Prof. 4. l.. Wade, l.. r. Martin and II. S.
McWhOrter, was appointed from the Lay
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church TO bear fraternal greeting this
morning to the African Methodist Con
ference. The Scene which was witnessed
when that committee performed is
mission was one never before known IN
this state. The expressions of iratcrnal
greeting were most earnest and the greatest
enthusiasm prevailed among many of the
| African bycLhcrn including the venerable
Bishop Campbell of Philadelphia, whose
head of hairy locks gives hin. a most
remarkable appearance. There was a
perfect pa%ndemonium of Joy. II. +. Nc
Whorter, of the visiting Committee said;
IL deem it the greatest privilege Of
my lite to take a cOlnrcd man by the hand
and call him Bishop. We do not
come down to you, but we greet you rs
equals Hon. Il. F. Martin spoke in
most eloquent language and Joined in the
hearty greetings. Appropriate responses
were made by colored brethren, amid Il
Jubilee OF amens, haleluiahs and similar
expressions. President Payne, of Della
ware College, said he would rather see Del
aware sink than that its doors should he
closed to n cOlOrcd student The scene
lasted several hours, and words cannot pic
ture it. This afternoon Bishop Campbell
delivered a stirring address, and the con
ference adjourned TIL Monday.